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Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

II appears from Lieut.. Gordon's report Of
the last expedition of the Alert to Hudson
bay that all hopes of establishing q trading
route from England to the west coast OF
Hudson bay must be abandoned. The navi-
cation of Hudson strait proved extremely
dangerous on account of the prevailing fozs,
the strong tides and the Barrowncss Of the
waters, but principally on account Of the
heavy ice Of Fox basin, which frequently
obStructs the western entrance Of the strait,
and of the faulty working OF the compass.
These results of Lieut.. Gordon's experiences
agree exactly with what was maintained by
all experts when the scheme was first pro
pounded. Although the principal object OF
the expedition has failed, its scientific result
ere considerable. These consist chiefly Of Tx
meteorological and hydrogrsphical observ
tioAs of two years, from the fall Of 1884 ~
the fall OF 15ss, ana other occasional rema ~
Of the Observers.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Many of the recently Imported hats and
bonncss are nude of the shot velvet. trimmed
with birds aud wings OF the most beautiful
saades 20 match the velvet. The shapes are
varied Directolres, with large brims adj
vnncing considerably bsyond the forehead;
toruss. large hats with low crowns, orna-
rcutasf with TUFTS Of feathers at the back,
wiz al Do worn
Partisan ladies are largely patronixing felt
hats for street wear. These como IN coiors
10 match the costnrne, and wherever the
trimming ls placed, whether 20 ono side or
q the hseS, it always ovsrtops tie crown Of
the hat
In New York many young ladies' erO wear
lng soft crownsd round hats OF cloth, or
vesvss cloth. and FIR are frequently combined
In bouncts 20 be worn with tailor gowns and
cissA eoafs Black Persian lamb Is favor
its fur for this prrpcso- The fashion Of
vnarisg crnar1eatai pins N hats and boraets
continues In mzuy Of these The heads are
ornarnentsd with beetles, butterflies snd
burs. composed OF colored stones ON duh
xo}d t<afv kpig
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25
Ee.,,arlol,le ,roar,nants.

Near the small town Of Basnian, in Afghan
istsn, Mt the foot of the Bindoo Koosh chain
of mountains. several colossal statues we're
discovered about e year ago, which in point
of size. The Popular Science News avers, excel
any representation of the human form ever
carved by the hand of man.
The valley in which Bamian is situated is
bordered by PERCEPTIONS cliffs of hard con-
glomerate rock; and in the sides Of one Of the
cliffs five immense statues have been cut out
OF the solid rock, the largest of which is no
less than 173 feet in height. The cut gives q
view of the town Of Bamian, with one of the
statues standing in its niche in the rock The
interior of this niche was covered with paint
ings of human figures, some Of which are stiu
well preserved
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25
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o4s Of The Hezt oAsroas Dates 81 Hss
Psxisssa--Serap Boexs-

Oas Of the uscsE oaero1s eutisx q la
ClsTel2ndS posfsoa = nsr ls<1er writing.
She answers great many az ths uanana3s
nonker rszsvea Sxefy day froza f3--
strangers &&d answers Shssl psrsoaally h
fs~ IslsasAsg. seRial words Sac gives as hzr
reason for this thai !. is = pleasure that Shs
gives "a tAe pzfson .ko writes aHd oas sac
fees she oses to in1nT x her eorEe >EoI.dsnts
foY their kIa1ir we9ds For thess lestess
she always sses ths blue tinted paper VITA
the shield snd the words "K hlts houssS
stamped upoA X, such as the sBeaE apoa
which her recip. for brown bread -
written, Of which fse-sinile wSs lately
given II l. sid this IS the first time any 81
the occupants of the presidential rnanslsr
have given sanction 20 the popular lf.s ..
the Official residence. In the ante belleu
days il was frequently referred u a. '-Ih<
Palace
For little informal notes she has only ner
initials stamped On the paper, bur for notes
20 officials and their wives she has Executive
Mansion, in small letters, either red or blue.
stamped at the bead OF the sheet She uses
only white sealing wax, and has no cress or
device, SIMPLY +. +. c. She always signs AL
letters with her fun name, Frances Folsom
Wv RAN Has tt4c hfrottk,S Sk
begging letters Of all sorts and descriptions.
She turns them over 10 her secretary. who
answers them with Autographed formula,
but many OF the oldest specimens she has re-
turned to her and psstes in big scrap book.
This book holds ell the euriesities OF corre-
spondence taat have come in her way since she
became Mr. CievelandTs wife, and they are
many and diverse She has a number of
scrap books for various purposes. sAd viii
have "a very coTnpletc record of her career in
the White House when thsy are all filed.
Besides the ls-ter book is one containing
specimens of al her photographs and thoss
of Mr. Cleveland, views of Oak Wow and
different points in Washington, including the
Capitol ana the Executive Mansion
Another very large one contains newspaper
clippings giving the entire record Of their
recent tour ia the south and west, interspersed
with a great many photographs illustrative
Of their travels. A large, red morocco book,
with flexible covers and her initials in gold
on the outside, has pasted among ths leaves
the printed reports of her husbands great
speeches and letters, and much that was writ
ten concerning him during bis canvass and
since his election. II is entirely devoted to
his public career smaller one contains
much that the newspapers have said about
her, and hes on the riargin some amusing
comments i'll pencil The-iast one is strictly
domestic, full of recipes and all sorts of sug-
gestions concerning the proper conduct Of
housekeeping. York World.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Two men and q woman visited the min
strels az Detroit no: long ago. entering the
theatre when the programme was about hall
over The trio were very hashily dressed.
The elder man wore . scalskin coat and
the other a magnificent Inverness. They
stood up and 81 taem with ostentation.
Finally they became settled down and stared
through bic opera glasses at the performance.
The persistsncy with which they leveied
their glasses at the stage excited comment.
The glasses were almost as large as those
used for field purposes. The woman, with
an insip.d smile. sat idly sucking the handle
Of her lorgnetts. The elder man became un-
easy. he began talking in a monotone and
epplsuded uproariously every situation on
the stage. Finally he joined in with E. III.
Hall on banjo solo. The younger man
tried to suppress his companions exuberarce,
with partial success. Then the woman com
rnenccd 70 whistle The party were unde-
niably intoxicated. Manager Wright finally
silenced their hilariousness by threatening
to remove them
II was afraid Of those people the minute
they entered, ne said
"Why sof'
"wsll. you can tell by their opera glasses
that they meant trouble. Those are the
latest fad No more going out between acts
You ssc, there ara three cylinders. Tho CEN
ter one and the outer part of the two others
are false. -Four whisky glasses Of liquor can
BE- placed In this glass A little tin tube ex-
tends into the center cylinder When drawn
partly out it opens the valv. at its inner end
AS many persons hold an opera glass with
both hands. the deception is perfect, and the
LAST droo. An inventive genius in Washing
ton got I'D the idea only this fall. and ho is
making good thing out of il, although lorg-
nstte handles that viii hold liquor or per-
falne are By no means a new thing. g.-Detroit
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25


New York is PLAGUED with n big contingent
cf professional phllanthropists There are
scores upon scores Of women-nevly rich
many Of then--with little or nothing to do,
living on the edges Of society and eager to
cross the boundary line. The readiest way
that occurs to them Is 70 get their names
written down on boards Of one kind and
another and take up benevoience as a diver
sion, which keeps them in good company and
gets their names into the newspapers. These
women taiat everything they touch with
patronage. They spend their money lavish
II. and most Of them are thoroughly good
natured at heayt, and, IN spite Of their selfish
motives and d7lettante methods, really mean
% do good and think they are.
The great mass Of working women fight
shy Of these amateur lady boantifals. They
don't want 90 be invited into Sunday school
class with q cooking school annex They
don't want - have their meals supervised.
their way of Irving criticized and their inde-
pendence Of tboagh1controlled They don't
cnre AZ about sweetness and light: they
want snnie butter sn the bread they have
honestly earned and piece q meat % 60
with it. al 70 be eaten without japanese pa
per nsplzrs OF dslueing anybody with thank
ycus. .--P fliadelphsa Press
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25


Th4s ehssaerieg genius q tao BIRD srEhs
eu.s~riis kaoHn as SAe peu f&Erat Is cre@t-
ing sosaefkissg of = fiDsnciks ssass.t saa ansanx
fznesess. who 1nd saore custaasrIs than par
rols, hAt uho are tinia ebeat hei1lnx tl.eir
prise a sash TrioSs a. nes I.FVxssl Tor fear
that 81 India o. Sos.fh Ausssiean liesS
mas Il any nonlezf cy<nsock tbs nlarkef.
'.ssuns eneu<h. thereS baeln in parrots, /"
raid NiefA ssEest dealer. ''azad Ne are gSs-
ting high Fricns for TIE birds on lazz,S. especl-
ally fof Brsxiliza pets thai oaa talk. The
other day ~e sold q bird for Sisa, and We
held this enc IN the cage here ssailgtlag e. .
fine specimen on perch near o3l ~ <is3.e
s'Thsst are unusual 6gures. faen"
ss0h, YeS We sold the siaa IaEToi partly
on its merit ana partly l~o&ase il bore a
strong rosenbianee 70 the reoeiiiiy deceased
pet ~ an old lady Of Spring Garden strees.
who was a. fond Of her bird As though it had
been her daughter. But II was bright
parrot, could whistle like flute, and knew
half dozen such tunes as Comm 1hro' the
Rye Yankee Doodle over the Fence is
Out. and The Old Man Drunk Again The
latter tune il learned from its last misfress,
along with sundrg profane expressions, which
cut down its value at least S50 A parrot
that would spit out half dozen tunes with
out cuss word. say Good night and Good
morning at the proper times and ~oala not
fight with the house car would, IN tho present
condition OF the market, fetch $50"
''Is the parret rnarket cornered"
"Oh, no. That was tried once, and New
York firm bought up all the talking parrots
in the country quietly. al fair prizes, and
waited for a big rise. Just as the corner was
about 10 succeed two vessels sailed into New
York haFbor with several hundred birds on
board, aud the pool was broken, tie ssIdi-
cate losing over <lo0, ,000 on the deal
'But that was not 50 queer as the bad luck
Of "A captain who bought over hundred or
more parrots in lsS; he left Rio about two
months before the presidential election. The
captain was cock sure Of Blsine's election,
and thought that he would make spec by
teaching the birds 70 say 'HuITah for Blaine
The sailors wefs busy during the entire yoy-
age instIrctiag the birds il this single SEN
tencc. When the vessel arrived Cleveland
had been elected and the parrots were dead
loss. The captain didn't get enough for them
TO pay the firsf cost -
'iWhas are the prevailing prices nowg"
s'Well, Cuban parrots sell fer from s. 20
SIS, and Brazilian parrots from so TO sI2s.
Taese are double the prices which have been
prevailing The result is due 10 a limited
supply and a brisk demand Parrots are
great pets, and an old lady the other day
bought an old parrot from Us for sic which
we had about made up cur minis 70 give
away, Just because the bird looked like one
which she had owned for wears and which
hhd just died r-Philadeiphla Record.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

wstcred ribbo,< are made very eFecti-e
hy heirg also shot with fashionable colorS
Another novelty likely TO meet with appro-
baton Is a ribbon woven IN two eoiors, with
4 narrow ribbon - tbs same sort put on
branch wise, and only fastened ia the middle
% shs very middle Of the broader ribbon
foundation.
IN addition - the ribbons described are
embroidered. embossed ard pisin vslvets.
Th-se new materials aro very choice and
have a wondcrfnl elect, not only on account
OF their beautiful texture, but also for the
sclicacT Of their colorinx and soft shading.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Professor +. q. Nevy, of Ann Arbor,
Mich, in a discussion and analysis recently
published, shows that the new a3ssthetic
stcnocarrine or gleditschine, which has at
tracted considerable attention, IS nothing but
e mixture OF cocaine and asropine. More ex-
actly, Preseason Novy determines it to con-
sist, esser55ailT. Of 6 per cent Of cocaine
hydro-chlor-,.-. - PER cent. OF afropine sub
phato, ana Si5oat o third OF l per cent OF
saliclylic scid, the latter being used as a pro
saryative
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25
At a FAMILY HOTEL
Aa Illustration 81 se~ YORK Llfs-Gsf-
sing oat ef = Serspe.

10. voHaa goE s1f ~ a sessis = a re-
hf Is s57ry 2na az Illustration = Aes fsfk
hfs Whhoat dosl1t slss ~erst plsos n
Whlea sz2n can place his VIE = a fa4. =
hnteL K bfasis i6l=ness ana tkeu E01s,hte1-
u olae Il tbes- c1Tas.as,sarlss tssllsd thTSs
yo1ngs wlEss-<zH them Ms g. AKs i,
ana Mrs u. they we're al under 70,
and had ehilersa. ~ho lived wi1h thesr
n8Fsenaids sad polies1lsn in re PARK GA
Pieasznt day.. or kFaaFed about tee hotel
corridors "a rainy ones. Al thsss weulea
vers gissz 70 iirtation. Down to~n bus
baads are eonrsnlsnt creatures The hours
when tksy vers at boms we're the penalties
the wives paid for bsing married ia ths alb
senes II the lords tlssy had spleadsd times.
Each ha.i mildly sentimental affair 70 en-
hsen the day Ms 7 was the eldest
and she had a young slip of an adnirer who
elerke.i II IN a ns@xby bank Sne encouraged
the lad; and. though she ~as ten years has
senior, he sot desperately ensm0red He be
Iongsi 70 wealthy family, and his father,
finding a aDs opening IA . western town for
his sons supposed talents, notified him that
be had bought cut half business and wanted
nina % 20 Immediately on 70 take charge of
H. Leave the lady OF his ioyef Ths youth
ful swain thought IL over and bought a pis-
toL lie put brighs and shining cartridges
INTO its SIX little throats and wsrt n pursuit
OF AEz 7. he vowed that II she did not
leave the two small rs and the large he I
he would punctuate his own existence and
puncturs her body with these shining cart
ridges.
Mrs. T was half mad with fear. She
begged for time to consider, and Gew 10 the
.@s.... s-t.. fer ..s.4-re,l
&. the youngest and elsverest, asked if
Todlekins lad any documentary evidence,
and received an assurances thai not SO much
a. an autograph could he produced
Then" said she, ''the way is plain; there's
no knowing how soon we may all need the
others, and 50 we must stick by tho one ia
trouble. viii meet my husband this very
evening and ask protection from young
Todlskins, who has sworn 70 shoot mo unless
l run away with him; and you, Aaria" az
dressing Mrs ID.
IL said that Lady. "have passed an after
noon that has almost turned my hair gray.
Young Todlekins called ON me at II with a
pistol to swear hs would have my life unless
l went TO Colorado with him next Monday" !"
That night thres husbands proclaimed tho
insanity Of Todlekins, Jr., whose father was
promptly on hand TO interview the three
matrons. The circular story wss issued he
had made love in the sams terms 10 the three
women, ne had urged all three 70 ny and he
had threatened the existence Of all There
was no construction save insanity TO put upon
his conduct, and pa put himself in communi-
cation with a specialist a. once. Todlekins
owned up he had proposed elopement TO Mrs.
II, the eldest OF the bunch The cid man,
who rather admired the lamb of the flock,
Mrs. c, took this for new sign of lunacy,
and sent his son OF for tour in Europe
New York Sun
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Judging by the thousands Of soldiers whom
saw after tlse emeute "a Bulgaria ID 1875,
and by the physique and robustness OF those
who, every Friday, pass our legation on
their war TO the Salemiik, think that the
average Turk Is in a contsnted and healthy
state. de shows an equitable temper and
regular lie His religious observsnccs and
grave c0uztenance gsve 10 his haossuai re-
serve. not merely the outward szn, but tee
inward kindnsss jsined with an easy man
nor. Supposa he has the love Of ease; sup
pose Be Is deacsent in our ethics sad ednca-
ton: suppose his rental faculties are not
fully developed and sophisticated; suppose
ne does loll u7oa q 6issa and pass the time
with his gusss in talking Of indifferent
thinrs suppose he is cortent with his chi
eouaus end co1ee, his mosque. bath and
repetstiouS prayers. his game of chess or
back CANNON: suppose he is eager 70 listen
to the Old taies, proverbs and psraSles. or
revels in ffls esriovaaent 81 his astrologies and
his pilaf-it rsay be said Of Kim. thst when
be comes down - work ss a mechanic OF
merchant. be is honest aud fair IL his labor
and dealings
AZ a fsrrrsr he serenely plovs his felds
and cars ms harvests amid the vicissitudes
of his lot and his trials with the tax gathsrer.
A. hoFse be is a Elosei Of domestic tenderness
toward his family. and loyal r. bis sovereign
and ixion in summing up hls charsesef,
tie qualities II patience, candSr, cor 1.t-
usent and resiensesoa are COR sssIcsoiss bro II
those q any ether race upon The feotstool n
TIE religion cf tlas Eer2a perT sdes every 80
n his bfe and rz1xss NTH bis every occuFs-
ten. II hss prayer ~ - frequsHt dropping
wsars s~sv &c stouiasss q sis nezr7. stsil
b preserves shs rtszar8ezs and hoepysality
thst hessnS - tie orssna. Re WI fivs %
ia zuesss ~ that hs issa-'.egxS fTuat. cof-
fee. h-~sa. fss. ktTev wsth Scio viEe. and
al fsr lsve. scs r1oaey. Diversions ef =
Dspioznzt n TsHzey
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

s. r. Dawson, Of Percy, Iowa, claims to
have discovered the petrified remains of a
huge monster ON the hank of the Des Moines
river there. The body, without the head, is
forty feet long, and nine feet from the tail it
is four feet FIVE inches wide. The head is
broken OF, and was found lying separate
from the body. The general appearance Of
the deposit is that of dsrkish blue stone
turning grayish on the outside, but there is a
quartz formation where the blood vessels and
intestinal canal would have been.-New York
Sun.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Among the patrcss of en uptown restau-
rant Is oue Who has Inst al faith in cats Il
vas pitiahly cold evening. and foriorn
pnss sat on The outside of the window ledge.
lookinz patheticaliy info the warm rcon-
Now svssi taen she expressed her sorrow in
shs rhronlatic n1uxic of the feline tribe. SsT-
erei customers were teuspted 30 epea the
window srd iet her IN. Ore ~ them. whoss
table abettei the lestSe where cuss sas. fnsIIT
Vel fci - har 4ffreafirs 47d raisci tie Ssh.
"a lsh . ~Tsfiiie,l, fSzt r.5t grateful Ftr-T-r-r
the cat carse IN. srranz upon the Kind Cus-
tzrner's table selze3 IN her S70nth fse hstf
roaSt chicken Tat TIE zsitsr Bad Just served.
ard tslrni1g. ia1z1ragi oz1t e the z3u<kcw cato
to rocf Of = shesf before the ctzslarser c1siid
say seat" Ha0eh iess hover TIE sash Ilee0
tie ether c,fsfAsr>rrs hsd fhesr fsees in Their
aspkins. ard the kiad hesrsed nan iookei
sh<zzssSh.--Ssv Nork SazL
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25
MATTERS OF SCIENCE
Colossal STATUES DISCOVERED,
That New ADsesthssic stssec2rpsns-Am-
sKlessss Asae2a OF sas EaxitsA A. Aasesrle
R2zlssss-A staple Iii0ssrAttoe of
ths frineipkss 81 insFtt&.

A pretty illustration Of ths priaeipls Of in
er1ia can te shown by taking ; peach or
other sofs. ripe fruit and ins<sting knife
blade short distance into The fesh- II a
peacA Is fis fruit ssiectsd the edse Of the
knife should he IN coatact With that part Of
the stone where the two halves are joined
together, forming an edge or anglia
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25
Electric lighting in the United States.

Ia a public hecture on Electric Lighting
delivered during the meeting of the British
aasociatson, Ir. George Forbes, after remark
ing that there were probably more than 3O0,-
0o0 arc lamls in the Uasss1 States, said that
the AmericaTis were aisD'gettiHg the start Of
the English in electric railways and tram
ways, and generally in the application of
electricity 70 motive power
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Vow NAT ehatelaines of All descriptions are
again in der,and, decorative silver watches
have come % te n prominent feature, and
the result Is a wide diversity Of styles. In
the nsw watches are represented many an
tique - well a. quite ne~ patterns Etching
appears Ca sons of the casss. engraving on
others. enarnel. gems. gold rosetts work and
gold wire work On the others. A decidedly
attractive sffsct IS gained On a surface enam-
slecf ia plain eolcr and overiaid. either with
gold rosstss or gold wire WORK Decided
Dovelti-s aTs silver watches IN form of q frog,
crab "a q lizard
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Ths Aypieton fWisl fn<s sIle1es thas bv =
process recently pstented ps1p can b - ie
from pine ard spFaes Wed ~ vstses ~ri1ikz
parsr csn he prod<csd ss>reod IS can -
r2sie froaa Witt hnen rags. whiss il VII
- saiy go AL - zzzcA
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

A subscriber for The Tupeio g ~ Jozr-
nai writes - that paper 80 iHqzirs whether
thess are any ssusHls footesi' hos.s IN Lee
ccsr*y. be savs thazs VS. farnsriy = bred
ia b cruRtv tat bo-e that name, becz1se
they had uns1iit hoofs aks Taaies
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

This arnlor was made IN Germany aud xss
originally richly giided, Ga the surface %
the arir,or appear an VARIOUS places the rn
and the pomelranats tbe eznbienH ui IA
king and has wife Catherine u Arrseon, "a
whom Henry had bsen short tifne narrssd-
Henryf badges, the red dragon, the fieur Co
lis and the portcEllis, also appeax. NariouS
legends ar~ engraved ON thus suit: on tho
broazplate rs 81 George and tlle dragon. ana
on the bsckplate is - barbara and her eni-
blcms The armor Of the horse is richly en-
bellishsd Around the lower edge ~ fila
armor is engraved. in many piscts, IA Frsnch.
the motto. God and my right, and there
are further adornneHts IA the way o. her.
aidic devices, srabesoBe WORK, aud curious
figures Of men and beasts. Nothing can ex-
coed the richness of tins srmor, Which from
the circumstances of ifz having q female
figure on il. on the front cf vriloss bodice Is
engraved the German word .'Ciuck" lgoet
luck, health, prosperity. - supposed q haVs
been presented - Henry b. tAs Emperor
Nar.miliali
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Take another knife in the right hand, and
with its back strike the first knife a sharp
blow at point as near the fruit as possible
(see Fig y. The shock OF the blow, says
Nature, instead Of pushing the fruit away,
viii drive the knife completely through il
before the force can bs transmitted TO the
fruit; and in the case OF IA peach the hard
stone wiz usually be split in two Only COM
mon, cheap knives should be used for this ex-
pertinent, as they are liable TO be broken or
damaged
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

Rude rfaircases ere eat "a these Egares by
which ecces can Be gained - the heals. the
sarre as II or modern colossal statues SoT8e
sisae after the cazaE Eietioa of The ststoe, STE
slrersrias were formed by ruasses a stuece
rao.Ged into tde1~ proper shape and fast
<Bsd e. e TIE eeneraI appearance q tisess
statnas sTfsieatss fls1t trey were tte woTk of
t. Bsdshist r85nks. Who V-sre very Hurer-
cr-s - fais rerioa aEos5t the time q ths
Cfsrisf7an era Tha largest one 81 least wss
6ssstssesz Tsasnt u bs a rerTeae1tasloa II
ErddEa They were rrohss.g nza6s sbsst
siaste@n hnnzred years 20
Tsese rsgasT kzsIe HnrzuEzezts were -
cs4or ~ ~ zno5ern Engiisa ami Razsisr
e1pIo-srx
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25

PrcsablT tke esiy suEvirar q The ho-zes
fhat tcck psrt in the rezse liios = o3d Ca1s,
the ksr-- rsi6ez b Col esE gan. u Essaois,
G1~sux "a war aa& ssiE Ia t<e ts<s-zson q
Ms es.iiiesa - t'rseeo. Els Chob Is %
yesr< old est n 6sisy use ~ a e4rrszss
s>rse--S<s Yerk kps.ins WUiA